Bed service set



Oct. 1, 1946; 1-. D. CRANE. 2,408,550

BED SERVICE SET Filed May 19, 1943 INVENTCR. Thea/ore 0- Crane 7' TORNEPatented Oct. 1, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT-i'OFFlCE Ban SERVICE stir vTheodore D. .(lrane, Council Bluffs, Iowa h 'npplicationlvlay ltl,1943,Serialldo;487,572

' 3 Olaim's. (01 4 -112) I My invention relates to a bed pan.

7 An object of my invention is to provide a device which can be usedwithout discomfort to a bed ridden patient and which eliminates thenecessity of raising the medial portions of the torso of the patient offof the upper surfaces of a'bed in order to insert the bed pan under thebuttocks of the patient. v A further object of my invention is toprovide a'construction which can'be placed in position 'more'rapidlythan the rigid device formerly em}- ployed for the'same purpose.

' A further object of my invention is to provide a flexible device whichwill readily conform to the contours of the buttocks and other portionsof the patient in contact therewith.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which can be quickly and easily cleaned after use and whichcan be carried or supported in a substantially folded condition afteruse.

A further object of my invention isto provide a gate-Way associated withthe device which will be readily accommodated to the patients anus andbuttocks, and which will conform thereto without discomfort to thepatient, and at the same time insuring that th rectal discharges areefficiently gathered, and will flow uniformly in an even manner into thebed pan.

7 A further object of my invention is to provide an extending tabportion positioned beneath the gate-way to prevent soiling of the bedadjacent the buttocks or anus of the patient.

A further object of my invention is to provide a base sheet usable incombination with the bed pan arrangement, or which can be employedseparately.

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in theconstruction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of mydevice, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinaftermore fully et forth,

to the hip checks of the patient.

- v i a T, rectangular in shape and includes'a'n extending tab portion.The extending tab.portion O-f the member- ID lies normally directlybeneath the tab portion ll of a further sheet l2 which sheet l2issubstantially the same size and shape as the sheet). vMerging'integrally with the sheet I2 is a gate member comprising thevertical walls ill {see Figures 1 and 3) which wallsl3 extend-intothefurther integral vertical wallportions l4 which are substantiallyarcuate in shape and which merge into the further arcuate end wall 15,all

.o 's hwall b ng o a fa rl th s. es l e t ma terial such as rubber. Thewalls l4 and [5 merge together with the sheet [2 by means of the curvedconcave portions l6. For stifiening the gate walls l3, I provide theintegrally formed lips l1 and I8 into which are placed the thin springmetal members [9 including the arcuate portions at 20, these members [9serving the purpose of maintaining the relatively long gate-way in afairly rigid condition, the portions at H being rounded to preventchafing, etc. I

The walls 13 (see Figure 3) extend downwardly into the curved arcuateportion 2| which portions 2| are adapted to conform substantially Whenused, the base sheet 10 is the patient and the bed pan portioncomprising the sheet l2, the gate walls [3, and the further walls I4 andI5 are placed under the patient over the base sheet withthe gate wallsl3 being placed adjacent the anus, and between the hip cheeks. Thisoperation can be performed without raisin the patient, and by merelysliding the device into position under and between the legs, after theknees are raised.

It will be readily seen that the discharge from the rectum thereby flowsbetween the walls I 3 and into the bed pan, and is thus therebyeiiiciently confined to flowing into the bed pan in a uniform manner.The extending tab II also serves to keep the bedding clean at thisportion and the other extending portions of the arrangement willsimilarly protect areas adjacent thereto.

It will also be noted that the arrangement by being resilient and softwill not cause the patient to roll to one side which would cause soilingof the bed clothing, and furthermore it will be noted that thearrangement provides comfort to the patient due to the resiliency 0f theparts. After use the sheet l2 can be folded together since it isflexible, whereby the arrangement can be carried away and cleansedby'use of a brush, etc.,

placed under the curved portions at [6 providing easy access around theinner walls.

In some cases for extremely light discharges,

.or to rest the patient temporarily without soiling the bed clotheswhile the other portions are cleaned, the base sheet IE! can be employedalone without the other parts, or when the patient is being cleanedafter discharge.

A slight modification of the arrangement is shown in Figure 4 whereinthe gate-way is not necessarily stiffened and comprises a pan havingslightly arcuate rubber vertical walls 21 whichv merge with the furtherwalls 28 which walls 28 continue somewhat similarly to the walls I4 andI5 and with the walls 2? and 28 being integral with a fiat sheet 29including the extending tab.

30. In this form of structure it will be noted that the members 21 willconform to the hip cheeks 3| of the patient which are shown in dottedlines, and will provide a gate-way at 32 which communicates to the analportions 33.

It will now be seen that I have provided a bed service set whichincludes all of the advantages mentioned in the objects of my invention,in that it is comfortable in use, prevents soiling, 'is efiicient inoperation, and includes other advantages readily apparent.

Some changes'may be made in the construction and arrangement of theparts of my invention without departing from the real spirit and purposeof my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims anymodified forms of structure or use ofmechanical equivalents whichthereto, including a pair of flat spring members attached to thegate-way.

2. A bed service set comprising a fiat thin base member, an excretionreceiving member adapted to be positioned on said flat thin member, saidexcretion receiving member including vertically positioned side wallsincluding a forward gateway for receiving rectal discharges, saidvertical walls being of soft resilient material, said gateway being of aresilient material, means for stiiT- ening said gate-way to providerelative rigidity thereto, the outer side of said gate-way includingarcuate portions vfor conforming to the curvature of a patients hipcheeks.

3. A bed service set comprising an excretion receiving member, saidexcretion receiving member including vertically positioned side wallsincluding a forward gateway for receiving rectal discharges, saidgateway including a portion adapted to engage a patients hip cheeks.

THEODORE D. CRANE.

